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Have you ever wondered how to get access to important or informative data on your home PC, once you leave home? I've compiled a number of ways, and we'll be using them on our European trip, next week.
- One way to get access to these files without taking a computer is to place them on the web - if you have your own website, then that's easy. But, there's an existing class of web sites that provide secure web-based storage services, allowing you access to your data around the world from any internet cafe or hotel computer in the world. You could get access to your on-line maps, receipts, schedules, important numbers and address etc. as well as your more secure documents such as credit card and passport numbers, etc. This way you wouldn't be forced to carry all this as paper, or if you did you would have a ready backup.
We decided to also use this service as a world-wide backup data source, in case we lost our tablet computer. Did I mention these services are usually free?
- Another aspect of your home computer you might want to make accessible world-wide is your computers web bookmarks/favorites. These websites that you want access to can be organized and then made available on-line by services like Delicious.
More tips later.
Well, it's getting close now.
Lot's of getting things done ahead of time for the trip, including DW working and training others for his job, Lindi prepaying some things and shutting off others, and taking care of the things which must be done while we are gone (dog, yard, etc.). She's certainly done most of the detailed work and planning.
There's a lot of pre-packing going on. Will it all fit? We've studied various recommendations on packing, especially for Europe. With small hallways, storage areas, train compartments, etc., we have selected as small a bag size as we can, and recognized that we'll have to wash clothes around once a week. It's worth it to have relatively small lightweight luggage (the small and medium of this brand).
This is in direct contrast to David's 'nerd bag'; it may break his shoulder.
He selected the Kata armored camera bag (this manufacturer makes bullet-proof vests and other armored gear), and inside will be:
- Big camera, lenses, flash, tripod etc.
- Little Camera
- tablet PC
- GPS, for use with the tablet (picture says GSM, but I meant GPS!)
- mini media-player, with entertainment music/video, travel guides/videos
- a portable firewall/wireless router
- all the associated power supplies, cables, etc.
Check out the picture, for more details (by clicking on it)... is he crazy?
Well, we are getting ready for the big trip. Our plan? England, France and Italy -- for 6 weeks.
Lindi is doing so much planning and checking to make sure everything will be fun. We've made most of the reservations for our stays, and some of our transportation. Now it's down to the details for getting ready: what to pack and take, and what to leave behind.
David is working out all the technical stuff such as connectivity and cameras. He's packing everything into a single armored backpack, and it's not easy! Perhaps later we can post the list of what all he's taking.
Our plan is to document our trip here, so anyone who cares to can follow the adventure, and perhaps our recommendations can help others traveling. So, there may well be some additional data just for the benefit of the coming European traveler, in addition to our personal viewpoint.
More to come, soon.
